cosine (Meaning)
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cosine (n)
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
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ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
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In trigonometry, the cosine of an angle is defined as the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
The cosine function is often abbreviated as cos in mathematical notation.
The cosine of 0 degrees is equal to 1, as the adjacent side and hypotenuse coincide in that case.
Mathematicians use the cosine function extensively in fields such as physics, engineering, and computer science.
